Graduation Day!

June 10, 2007. It's my graduation day. 6 months of grueling medical transcription training and what a relief! It all ends in this wonderful day. If you had been there, it would be one of the simplest graduation rites you'll see.

Our school is Transcode One Solutions Corporation Medical Transcription Academy. It's sort of MT company that trains people (yups, even the ones who type using one finger on each hand) and when they graduate, they get to choose the creme' of top. Well, I have something to brag about, I bagged the "Best in English Language" and "Class 2nd Honor Achiever" medals! Show me how to top that! (Not to mention my grammar on these online blogs seem to say the opposite!). I was beaming with my BIG smile on the stage twice! I had my mother get there twice to put on the medals. No, it was thrice, the first was pinning the certified transcriptionist button pin on my lapel. My mother, who was a English teacher herself in a public school, was surprised and certainly proud of me.

Since September 2006, about 6 months ago our class started with 28 students. We slowly dwindled down to remaining 10 students, who finally graduated this glorious day. Honestly, medical transcription is a grueling task for beginners. You must have the fast typing skills, sensitive hearing, and strong inclination to medical terms and phrases often quoted by American, English and Australian doctors. You must also have the determination to study, study, and study harder and greatly strain your ear to hear the terms. Certainly, you would not like it as I have just mentioned but it's really easy when you get the hang of it.

When you get used to it, it's just like listening to your favorite music on the radio and typing down the lyrics that you yearn most. Oh yeah, medical terms and generic drugs you say? It's like a piece of cake when you have learnt to love your work!

Special thanks to Sir Jan, Sir Teng, Sir Ernz, Maam Maydz, Maam Cha, Maam Evelyn, Dra. Facelo, Dr. Bing, Maam Luchi, Maam Angie, Sir Jun and congratulations to Batch 4 and Batch 5 graduates of TOSC-MTA! Mabuhay ang Transcode Graduates!